What’s changed in the 2026–27 NDIS Pricing Schedule? 

Each year, the NDIS reviews pricing to make sure it stays fair, sustainable, and delivers good outcomes for participants. This happens through the Annual Pricing Review (APR), which looks at things like market conditions, workforce costs, and participant needs.

The outcomes of this review feed into the NDIS Pricing Schedule and Support Catalogue – the documents that guide how supports are priced and claimed.

For 2026–27, there are a number of updates that may impact how your supports are delivered and billed. Here’s a breakdown of what’s changed.

Key changes for 2026–27

Updates to disability support worker pricing

There’s been an increase to disability support worker (DSW) pricing, in line with recent minimum wage changes.

• The new hourly base cap is $73.58
• Psychosocial recovery coaching has also increased, with a new rate of $110.44 per hour

This helps ensure workers are paid fairly while maintaining consistency across the sector.

New support worker line items

The Pricing Schedule now includes four structured DSW levels, making it clearer how supports are categorised:

• Level 1: Standard supports (e.g. daily care, group activities, SIL, STA)
• Level 2: Higher intensity supports, including complex behaviour support
• Level 3: Capacity building supports, such as life skills, employment support, and help navigating transitions
• Level 4: Specialist supports, including psychosocial recovery coaching and assistive technology support

No change to Support Coordination or Plan Management fees

Good news – there are no changes to pricing for:

• Support Coordination
• Plan Management

These services will continue to be funded separately from your core supports, with no out-of-pocket cost to you.

Short Term Respite (STR) is changing

One of the biggest changes this year is how Short Term Respite (STR) is priced.

Previously (bundled):

• One daily rate covered everything (accommodation, food, and support)

From 1 July (unbundled):

• Costs will now be separated
  • Accommodation
  • Support (based on actual hours and level of care)

This means providers will need to itemise each part of an STR stay, rather than charging a single daily rate.

The accommodation component is expected to align with Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) pricing, currently $162.85 per night.

The goal of this change us to improve transparency and ensure you’re only paying for the supports you receive.

Increases to nursing and other supports

Supports outside of the DSW model – such as nursing and some capital-related supports – will increase by around 3.4%.

New therapy-related line items

There are now clearer ways to claim for non-face-to-face therapy work, including:

Travel time

• Preparation
• Documentation
• NDIA-requested reports

This allows providers to separately itemise these activities, making claims more transparent and easier to understand.

Changes to allied health pricing

Some allied health price caps have been adjusted:

• Dietetics: ↓ 5.2%
• Other Professional supports: ↓ ~20%
• Exercise Physiology: ↓ 3% (now $161.99/hour)
• Psychology & Behaviour Support: ↑ 8% (now $252.99/hour)

All other allied health price caps remain unchanged.

Other pricing updates

A few additional rates to note:

• Psychologists: up to $252.99 per hour
• Orientation & Mobility Specialists: up to $156.16 per hour
• Other Professionals: up to $156.16 per hour